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as well as john mccain. who seems to be the last hold out tonight and really playing coal in terms of what he's going to do. remember the speech he made, right? regular order and bipartisanship and not agreeing with his skinny bill. so what is he going to do tonight? >> interesting. we'll be following this story throughout the next two hours here on cnn all night. so make sure you stay with us here. i want to bring in presidential historian and the land of america and the political commentator, matt lewis. >>> matt, i want to ask you about what we're seeing tonight in the senate. are they finally going to be able to pass an obamacare repeal and one they hope doesn't actually become law. >> please house of representatives do not pass this bill. do not pass the bill we just passed because it's horrible. it's surreal and this is how this process -- the process stinks. it basically finalized this at lunch today. there's been no committee hearings, markups. all the stuff, the normal stuff that you would have befo
as well as john mccain. who seems to be the last hold out tonight and really playing coal in terms of what he's going to do. remember the speech he made, right? regular order and bipartisanship and not agreeing with his skinny bill. so what is he going to do tonight? >> interesting. we'll be following this story throughout the next two hours here on cnn all night. so make sure you stay with us here. i want to bring in presidential historian and the land of america and the political...
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>> john mccain said something earlier on, but it was in the line of what president obama said, saying we need to stay engaged in these countries which is quite a contrast to what mitt romney did. you also look at paul ryan trying to solidify this, and i think most americans when they look at this, they shake their heads. they say, this is a time for unity, especially when americans have fallen overseas and we really shouldn't try to play politics with these instances. >> brian katulis, thank you for joining us from wisconsin and enjoy the rest of your weekend. >> reporter: you, too. >>> typhoon sanba making its way in japan. where it's heading next. we're in cereal heaven. so thanks. from the mcgregors, 'cause we love chex. so thanks. from the mcgregors, hey america, even though slisa rinna is wearing the new depend silhouette briefs for charity to prove how great the fit is even under a fantastic dress. the best protection now looks, fits and feels just like underwear. we invite you to get a free sample and try one on too. flo: every driver is different. we've got great news for them
>> john mccain said something earlier on, but it was in the line of what president obama said, saying we need to stay engaged in these countries which is quite a contrast to what mitt romney did. you also look at paul ryan trying to solidify this, and i think most americans when they look at this, they shake their heads. they say, this is a time for unity, especially when americans have fallen overseas and we really shouldn't try to play politics with these instances. >> brian...
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this again is a statement from john mccain. he goes on to say he, trump alone, bears the burden of his conduct and alone should suffer the consequences. that's a part of the statement from john mccain as you are also looking at these images of donald trump coming outside of trump tower for the first time. let me bring in my panel with me again, david gergen, and mark preston, guys, i was in the middle of reading that john mccain statement. your reaction to donald trump walking out publicly for the first time after huddling hours on end with his team, will he address the public tonight? still an unknown. >> this is fascinating saga, drama. >> he didn't have to walk outdoors? >> he clearly wanted to. they set that up. it's a smart move. what we are shaping up is a battle of the people versus the elite the establishment. >> frankly, the story this election? in there the story this election, he brought it to a head now. he has shown not only here, the paul ryan rally, unexpectedly, he had a lot of people there, saying, where's trum
this again is a statement from john mccain. he goes on to say he, trump alone, bears the burden of his conduct and alone should suffer the consequences. that's a part of the statement from john mccain as you are also looking at these images of donald trump coming outside of trump tower for the first time. let me bring in my panel with me again, david gergen, and mark preston, guys, i was in the middle of reading that john mccain statement. your reaction to donald trump walking out publicly for...
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john mccain is a different story. he has a primary at the end of the month and a tough reelection race against a democrat and already, anderson, his democratic opponent assuming he wins this primary is out saying, remember, john mccain has said that he would support the nominee 49 times or whatever it is. so the democrats are trying very hard to tie john mccain and kelly aillot who is also in a tough campaign in new hampshire to donald trump. it's a tougher position for somebody like mccain. >> this is part of what donald trump does, right? during the primary, so much of his strategy was about sort of swagger and cowing his republican rivals, sort of into submission. he's almost sort of daring mccain and ryan almost to take president obama's side on this and somehow sort of move off of them. the question, though, for the republicans is what happens to all of these kind of down-ballot candidates who have looked to ryan as the guy to give them signals about donald trump when even that relationship seems to be fraying. >
john mccain is a different story. he has a primary at the end of the month and a tough reelection race against a democrat and already, anderson, his democratic opponent assuming he wins this primary is out saying, remember, john mccain has said that he would support the nominee 49 times or whatever it is. so the democrats are trying very hard to tie john mccain and kelly aillot who is also in a tough campaign in new hampshire to donald trump. it's a tougher position for somebody like mccain....
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it could end up helping john mccain. but the issue is going to be, it's not just donald trump reading something off a piece f offof paper and pretending he cares. will they campaign together? that is going to be more porn important. >> let's talk about ohio governor john kasich and what he told jake tapper about potentially voting for donald trump, watch. >> i wish i could be fuelie enthusiastic. i can't be. i don't know what's going to happen at the end. >> what does donald trump need to do to get you to vote for him? you've said you'll never vote for hillary clinton. is there any way that donald trump can change? >> it's so much water over the dam it's become increasingly difficult. i want unifying. i want -- i think i've been clear about -- there was a speech i made called two paths. you can operate on the dark side of the street or you can operate in the light. i believe that america needs people to operate in the light. plain and simple. >> what's stopping john kasich from saying i won't vote for donald trump? inste
it could end up helping john mccain. but the issue is going to be, it's not just donald trump reading something off a piece f offof paper and pretending he cares. will they campaign together? that is going to be more porn important. >> let's talk about ohio governor john kasich and what he told jake tapper about potentially voting for donald trump, watch. >> i wish i could be fuelie enthusiastic. i can't be. i don't know what's going to happen at the end. >> what does donald...
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senator john mccain and his wife cindy. why they believe mitt romney will win in november. >> we nominate mitt romney, we do so with a greater purpose than winning an advantage for our party. we charge him with the care of a higher cause. his election represents the best hopes for our country and the world. it is said that this election will turn on domestic and economic issues. but what mitt romney knows, and what we know, is that the success at home also depends on our leadership in the world. (train horn) vo: wherever our trains go, the economy comes to life. norfolk southern. one line, infinite possibilities. like the elephant on my chest... he thought he was having a heart attack. she said, "take an aspirin, we need to go to the hospital." i'm on a bayer aspirin regimen. [ male announcer ] be sure to talk to your doctor before you begin an aspirin regimen. i'm very grateful to be alive. aspirin really made a difference. i'm very grateful to be alive. and every day since, two years ago, the people of bp made a commitmen
senator john mccain and his wife cindy. why they believe mitt romney will win in november. >> we nominate mitt romney, we do so with a greater purpose than winning an advantage for our party. we charge him with the care of a higher cause. his election represents the best hopes for our country and the world. it is said that this election will turn on domestic and economic issues. but what mitt romney knows, and what we know, is that the success at home also depends on our leadership in the...
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and while i'm at it, i hold in the highest esteem senator john mccain. for his service to our country, in uniform and in public office, and i fully support and endorse his re-election. very important. we'll work together. i also fully support and endorse senator kelly ayotte of new hampshire. a state i truly love, primarily because that was my first victory but i love new hampshire. no. i love new hampshire. it's one of the most beautiful places. she's a rising star and will continue to represent the great people of new hampshire so very well for a long, long time. senator kelly ayotte. >> reporter: for whatever reason, maybe it's sinking in the most recent polls that have come out, maybe it's been all the bad publicity. whatever the reason may be, donald trump taking a major step today here in green bay, wisconsin, with those endorsements, telling the crowd we may have disagreements but he said we will all disagree as friends, unify the party to move forward in order to try to beat hillary clinton. >> really sticking to the script and reading it right o
and while i'm at it, i hold in the highest esteem senator john mccain. for his service to our country, in uniform and in public office, and i fully support and endorse his re-election. very important. we'll work together. i also fully support and endorse senator kelly ayotte of new hampshire. a state i truly love, primarily because that was my first victory but i love new hampshire. no. i love new hampshire. it's one of the most beautiful places. she's a rising star and will continue to...
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senator john mccain weighing in as well, saying like it or not, trump is the nominee. it's foolish to not listen to the voters. take a listen. >> i think paul ryan is soon to be cantered as in eric candidater. his political career is over except for a miracle because he has so disrespected the will of the people. as the leader of the gop, the convention certainly, he is to remain neutral and for him to already come out and say who he will not support was not a wise decision of his. i think why paul ryan is doing this, jake, is it kind of screws his chances for the 2020 presidential bid that he's gunning for. >> want to bring the party together. does the party have to be together? i'm very different than everybody else perhaps that's ever run for office. i actually don't think so. >> should the leadership listen to those folks a little bit better? >> you have to listen to people that have the chosen the nominee of our republican party. i think it would be foolish to ignore them. i think joanie ernst would be tremendous. i think there's a number of members of the senate.
senator john mccain weighing in as well, saying like it or not, trump is the nominee. it's foolish to not listen to the voters. take a listen. >> i think paul ryan is soon to be cantered as in eric candidater. his political career is over except for a miracle because he has so disrespected the will of the people. as the leader of the gop, the convention certainly, he is to remain neutral and for him to already come out and say who he will not support was not a wise decision of his. i...
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. >> reporter: blasting senator john mccain for evoking his endorsement. >> john mccain who probably has the dirtiest mouth in all the senate. >> reporter: trump rejecting the idea about his comments forcing himself on women is a valid reason for his supporters to abandon him. >> locker room talk and most people have heard it before and i had a lot of women come up tame and say, boy, i heard that and i've heard a lot worse than that over my life. >> reporter: this as more republicans, particularly those in tight races, attempt to distance themselves from the nominee. >> i have been openly very critical of policy positions that donald trump has taken. >> reporter: as others are sticking by his side and celebrating his intraparty attacks. >> we need a donald trump to show some authoritarian power in our country and bring back the rule of law. >> reporter: the clinton campaign moving swiftly to capitalize on the republican revolt. rolling out the democratic party's biggest names to turn out the vote. >> you can't repeatedly denounce what is said by someone. and then say, but i'm still g
. >> reporter: blasting senator john mccain for evoking his endorsement. >> john mccain who probably has the dirtiest mouth in all the senate. >> reporter: trump rejecting the idea about his comments forcing himself on women is a valid reason for his supporters to abandon him. >> locker room talk and most people have heard it before and i had a lot of women come up tame and say, boy, i heard that and i've heard a lot worse than that over my life. >> reporter: this...
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. >>> senator john mccain debating barack obama. he was watching closely. senator mccain joins me ahead. the big "360" interview. we'll talk about syria as well. n your own butter too? what? this is going to give you a head start on your dinner. that seems easier sure does who are you? [ female announcer ] new progresso recipe starters. five delicious cooking sauces you combine with fresh ingredients to make amazing home-cooked meals. ♪ ambiance [ female announcer ] new progresso recipe starters. your head-start to home cooked. [ female announcer ] new progre♪so recipe starters. ♪ hi dad. many years from now, when the subaru is theirs... hey. you missed a spot. ...i'll look back on this day and laugh. love. it's what makes a subaru, a subaru. riding the dog like it's a small horse is frowned upon in this establishment! luckily though, ya know, i conceal this bad boy underneath my blanket just so i can get on e-trade. check my investment portfolio, research stocks... wait, why are you taking... oh, i see...solitary. just a man and his thoughts. and a s
. >>> senator john mccain debating barack obama. he was watching closely. senator mccain joins me ahead. the big "360" interview. we'll talk about syria as well. n your own butter too? what? this is going to give you a head start on your dinner. that seems easier sure does who are you? [ female announcer ] new progresso recipe starters. five delicious cooking sauces you combine with fresh ingredients to make amazing home-cooked meals. ♪ ambiance [ female announcer ] new...
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>> john mccain didn't start out being john mccain. >> exactly. >> his first year in the senate, he was not a towering lion of the senate. he earned that status. there are senators who have an opportunity, and as you say, a desire to earn that status. the problem is politics now make it so hard for anyone to be bigger than their party. >> hard to win a primary. >> senator mcconnell's words were, really wonderful. remember when john mccain came out and voted no on the repeal, what they call the skinny repeal? remember the look that mitch mcconnell gave him? >> the body language. >> mcconnell knows how fierce politics have become and how difficult it is for anybody who wants to do anything more bipartisan. >> let me take a moment because we have on the telephone, a close friend of senator mccain's, senator kyle, thank you for taking time to join us. >> caller: sure, happy to join you. >> can you react to the president's statements this afternoon after something of a delay, responding personally to senator mccain's loss. what is your reaction to that and his decision to, again, lower the f
>> john mccain didn't start out being john mccain. >> exactly. >> his first year in the senate, he was not a towering lion of the senate. he earned that status. there are senators who have an opportunity, and as you say, a desire to earn that status. the problem is politics now make it so hard for anyone to be bigger than their party. >> hard to win a primary. >> senator mcconnell's words were, really wonderful. remember when john mccain came out and voted no on...
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john mccain had a difficult relationship with donald trump through the course of his own re-election campaign. of course, donald trump criticizing p.o.w.s like john mccain himself during that campaign, and mccain ultimately revoking his endorsement of trump after that "access hollywood" video came out. so it really shows, brianna, not all republicans are falling in line behind their president-elect, and the things that he says on twitter can mean unwelcome distraction. i also had a chance to talk to be president-elect trump's rival ted cruz. he formally criticized flag burning but would not say whether he agrees folks should be prosecuted on possibly lose citizenship. >> interesting, because when you recall back eight years ago, john mccain would criticize then president george w. bush. you really didn't have a problem holding back then. and clearly he's commenting on what donald trump is talking about. but holding his fire on the actual president-elect. do you think that's going to last? >> it will be difficult to last, because he is the president-elect. he's going to -- when he bec
john mccain had a difficult relationship with donald trump through the course of his own re-election campaign. of course, donald trump criticizing p.o.w.s like john mccain himself during that campaign, and mccain ultimately revoking his endorsement of trump after that "access hollywood" video came out. so it really shows, brianna, not all republicans are falling in line behind their president-elect, and the things that he says on twitter can mean unwelcome distraction. i also had a...
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and you saw john mccain get on the elevator. didn't say anything. >> i think republicans have a strong chance to pass this tonight. procedurally, nothing happens in the morning. if this masses, tomorrow morning, obamacare is still the law. this has to go to a conference. this is moving the process along. what goes into the conference, will be the two bills that are different. and what comes out could be much on what we're seeing out of any chamber. there's a lot of focus on the cbo. that's irrelevant. this isn't going to be the final law. for people that are focused on that, i would almost throw that out. the conference committee is going to come up with different details and provisions. >> still, it is one more step in the process of repealing major health care in this country or -- and replacing it or not. this vote could happen at any moment. we're live again. we saw john mccain go in. this won't be the law of the land now. but certainly, they lose control of it once it leaves the senate. >> no. >> they do. >> there's senator
and you saw john mccain get on the elevator. didn't say anything. >> i think republicans have a strong chance to pass this tonight. procedurally, nothing happens in the morning. if this masses, tomorrow morning, obamacare is still the law. this has to go to a conference. this is moving the process along. what goes into the conference, will be the two bills that are different. and what comes out could be much on what we're seeing out of any chamber. there's a lot of focus on the cbo....
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but an interesting interview with john mccain. he's saying he's damned if he's going to give up freedom of speech because it may possibly offend the prophet muhammed. what do you make of that? >> well, he's certainly right on that. there's going to be no disagreement there. i think that the republicans are increasingly going to focus on what happened in libya, why there wasn't better security for ambassador stevens, and i think that's a legitimate area to poke on. i do think it's kind of small bore. this is not something the president is deciding on, the security in benghazi. i think that also, while obama has his failures in foreign policy, they are not ones that romney can easily pick up on. >> he could always, i would knowledge ma, imagine, in a debate turn on i killed osama bin laden. that is an undisputable vote winner for the american public. >> one of my friends on facebook was joking that he should have -- they should have cremated osama bin laden, should have placed the urn of ashes on the podium beside him. i think that
but an interesting interview with john mccain. he's saying he's damned if he's going to give up freedom of speech because it may possibly offend the prophet muhammed. what do you make of that? >> well, he's certainly right on that. there's going to be no disagreement there. i think that the republicans are increasingly going to focus on what happened in libya, why there wasn't better security for ambassador stevens, and i think that's a legitimate area to poke on. i do think it's kind of...
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with john mccain. we will be right back from detroit in a moment. >> i will take over from here as we see the live images of the motorcade arriving at the nation's capitol. we expect to see the casket with john mccain in it lie in the nation's capitol in that rotunda where there will be a ceremony to honor his life of service to our nation. there he will lie. he will receive the lying in state honor that has only been provided to 31 people before him. 32 times has that been used, including today. you see folks now starting to arrive to be ready to listen to the speakers today who include mitch mcconnell, house speaker paul ryan, the vice-president mike pence will be there to deliver remarks. there will be a wreath laying by the minority leader chuck schumer as well as nancy pelosi. this is cnn's special coverage which begins right now in d.c. with wolf blitzer and dana bash. take it away, guys. >>> hello, i'm wolf blitzer in washington. we want to welcome our viewers here in the united states and aroun
with john mccain. we will be right back from detroit in a moment. >> i will take over from here as we see the live images of the motorcade arriving at the nation's capitol. we expect to see the casket with john mccain in it lie in the nation's capitol in that rotunda where there will be a ceremony to honor his life of service to our nation. there he will lie. he will receive the lying in state honor that has only been provided to 31 people before him. 32 times has that been used,...
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john mccain glint in his eye. he had america's fighting spirit, our noble idealism, our solemn patriotism and our slightly irreverent streak all rolled into one. i will miss a dear friend whose smile reminded us that service is a privilege and whose scars reminded us of the great cost that brave souls pay for our freedom. john felt like family. but, of course, it is cindy and roberta and joe and doug, andy, sidney, meghan, jack, jimmy and brid bridgette who could truly call this man their own. on behalf of the senate and the entire nation, thank you. thank you for lending him to us longer than we had a right. thank you for supporting him while he supported us. half a world away wearing our nation's uniform, john mccain stood up for every value that this capitol building represents. then he brought that same patriotism inside its walls toed ar aat v aadvocate for our veterans and moral leadership in the world. it's only right that today near the end of his long journey, john lies here in this great hall under this
john mccain glint in his eye. he had america's fighting spirit, our noble idealism, our solemn patriotism and our slightly irreverent streak all rolled into one. i will miss a dear friend whose smile reminded us that service is a privilege and whose scars reminded us of the great cost that brave souls pay for our freedom. john felt like family. but, of course, it is cindy and roberta and joe and doug, andy, sidney, meghan, jack, jimmy and brid bridgette who could truly call this man their own....
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john mccain, who he said was not a war hero. john mccain was a prisoner of war for five and a half years, and donald trump has tried to intimidate these people, and it's not working. i think it's a failure of presidential leadership. >> i don't think it would have changed if he played nicely with john mccain. >> it's not if he played nicely, it's if he had known what's in the bill. >> speaker ryan can't even control his own freedom caucus. >> they passed legislation in the house. they can't pass it in the senate. >> all this week what we've been talking about is the infighting in the white house and not much attention has actually been given to this. >> it does seem like the president has some issues with managing the message. >> that the understatement. >> this is the problem with the president who's neither feared nor loved. he doesn't have a lot of sway. but, you know, obamacare, what happens now? it's still the law of the land. >> it's still the law of the land. >> it still is in trouble. >> it is in trouble in the following
john mccain, who he said was not a war hero. john mccain was a prisoner of war for five and a half years, and donald trump has tried to intimidate these people, and it's not working. i think it's a failure of presidential leadership. >> i don't think it would have changed if he played nicely with john mccain. >> it's not if he played nicely, it's if he had known what's in the bill. >> speaker ryan can't even control his own freedom caucus. >> they passed legislation in...
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president since fdr would have embraced john mccain's words and said, right on. you're saying, you're preaching to the american choir. however, donald trump is a different an massachusetts aima offense to the fact that donald trump was intimating that they are creating a half-baked isolationism that will be dangerous for future generations to come. he felt at this point, he's fighting cancer, he's in that stage right now in his life that he could come forward and tell the truth, speak truth to power. donald trump didn't like it. and he's already warned donald trump, hey, i can fight back, you know. so you may be in the next few weeks or months having a tit for tat going on between trump and mccain. and i give mccain already the bronze star for that fight, because i think he will defeat trump if it gets to being who's right about the democratic ideals are all about. >> and john mccain will be a formidable ally, no doubt, in that debate. douglas brinkley, tim notali, thank you so much to both of you. it's the top of the hour. i'm breanna kieler in for brooke baldwi
president since fdr would have embraced john mccain's words and said, right on. you're saying, you're preaching to the american choir. however, donald trump is a different an massachusetts aima offense to the fact that donald trump was intimating that they are creating a half-baked isolationism that will be dangerous for future generations to come. he felt at this point, he's fighting cancer, he's in that stage right now in his life that he could come forward and tell the truth, speak truth to...
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insulting a war hero like john mccain. fox news anchor, you want to talk to the conservative base. a ban on muslims. other candidates say it's over the line. other candidates say it has no decorum. the other candidate are 15, 20 points behind him. >> it's amazing. when you talk to voters they like trump because he says he sounds like me. you can imagine it everyone was home over the holidays. your uncle or dad you can't talk like that. these people see trump talk like that and relate to it. when you see these dust ups with megyn kelly it's not so much they agree with it, they say you're blowing this offhanded comment into something bigger than what is it. he's speaking off the cuff. we like that. >> you said one sunday here in october that you're beginning to see the effort to actually yes it's unorthodox put to do the old school politics getting the names and building a base. a lot of these people today a story people say i love it he's interesting he's saying what i want to say. i'm not sure i will vote. do they have the infrastructure to turn what's a remarkable 2015 for trump,
insulting a war hero like john mccain. fox news anchor, you want to talk to the conservative base. a ban on muslims. other candidates say it's over the line. other candidates say it has no decorum. the other candidate are 15, 20 points behind him. >> it's amazing. when you talk to voters they like trump because he says he sounds like me. you can imagine it everyone was home over the holidays. your uncle or dad you can't talk like that. these people see trump talk like that and relate to...
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without naming names, he repeatedly referenced the senator whose vote sealed its fate, john mccain, who happens to be undergoing radiation for brain cancer. and the president also slammed arizona's junior republican senator jeff flake. >> one vote away. one. one vote away. we were one vote away. think of it. seven years the republicans, and again, you have some great senators. but we were one vote away from repealing. but you know, they also said, mr. president, your speech was so good last night, please, please, mr. president, don't mention any names. so i won't. i won't. no, i won't vote. one vote away, i will not mention any names. very presidential, isn't it? and nobody wants me to talk about your other senator, who is weak onboa borders, weak on cri. >> just a few hours later, the president tweeted about him. he was asked not to announce the pardon of sheriff joe arpaio. sarah huckabee sanders, the president's spokesperson, said there would be no person announced in phoenix. the president was warned that given the controversy surrounding arpaio, announcing a pardon would be like li
without naming names, he repeatedly referenced the senator whose vote sealed its fate, john mccain, who happens to be undergoing radiation for brain cancer. and the president also slammed arizona's junior republican senator jeff flake. >> one vote away. one. one vote away. we were one vote away. think of it. seven years the republicans, and again, you have some great senators. but we were one vote away from repealing. but you know, they also said, mr. president, your speech was so good...
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he was first runner up when john mccain was looking for a vice presidential running mate. he was up there this time, but didn't get it. the decision to put paul ryan on the ticket was made on august 1st. we have exclusive information on romney's selection process. gloria spoke with beth meyers who head the the search for a running mate. >> you have been very involved in the vetting and the process of choosing a vice presidential running mate which is very, very important. it's the first chance people get to look at how a president makes decisions. what is it about the process of choosing a vice president, what does it tell us about how mitt romney makes decisions? >> well, working with him as chief of staff in the governor's office for four years, there is a way, he is methodical in making decisions. he wants all the information. we went about a very thorough process in making sure we had a lot of information. about a broad group. he doesn't like to rule anything out until he has to. when the first swath is brought, we have a good cut of information about a lot of people.
he was first runner up when john mccain was looking for a vice presidential running mate. he was up there this time, but didn't get it. the decision to put paul ryan on the ticket was made on august 1st. we have exclusive information on romney's selection process. gloria spoke with beth meyers who head the the search for a running mate. >> you have been very involved in the vetting and the process of choosing a vice presidential running mate which is very, very important. it's the first...
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wait -- john mccain's giving advice about choosing a running mate? like donald trump giving advice about choosing a barber. that's like -- >> speaking of the vice president -- >> president obama said that he is sticking with joe biden as his running mate even though biden made a series of major gaffes this week. in response, joe biden was like, this is [ bleep ] great! [ laughter ] >> what i said. >> so hot today, joe biden is putting his foot in his mouth just to cool it off. >> president obama asked mitt romney -- mitch -- if he would fire -- ah. asked him if he would fire biden. true story. >> makes you wonder why anyone would ever run for president. >> the worst job in the world. and y h
wait -- john mccain's giving advice about choosing a running mate? like donald trump giving advice about choosing a barber. that's like -- >> speaking of the vice president -- >> president obama said that he is sticking with joe biden as his running mate even though biden made a series of major gaffes this week. in response, joe biden was like, this is [ bleep ] great! [ laughter ] >> what i said. >> so hot today, joe biden is putting his foot in his mouth just to cool...
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his legacy is so long that john mccain is a hero to us and john mccain, all of our thoughts and prayers are with john and his family right now at this time. >> and also s.e., it's very reaction to hear that reaction from him. you're also friends with megan mccain. with that in mind, when you hear something like this reported out, a comment from a white house aide, you also have a very personal perspective on this. what did you think about the comment? >> you know, it -- i don't like to rush to megan's defense. she likes to joke that she is her dad in a dress. she's a really strong, tough cookie. she doesn't need my help. but it's hard when you hear comments like that about your friend, your friend's family, especially when you know what they've been going through. and it just so gross and disappointing. and of course, you know, it's hard -- it's hard to be too surprised, right? kelly as boss, president trump, has mocked john mccain himself in public. so it's a really troubling times we're living in when that kind of comment is made on the job, on the clock in front of a large group of p
his legacy is so long that john mccain is a hero to us and john mccain, all of our thoughts and prayers are with john and his family right now at this time. >> and also s.e., it's very reaction to hear that reaction from him. you're also friends with megan mccain. with that in mind, when you hear something like this reported out, a comment from a white house aide, you also have a very personal perspective on this. what did you think about the comment? >> you know, it -- i don't like...
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john mccain begged for my support during his primary. i gave. he won and then dropped me over locker room remarks. at a debate for his re-election, he said he may write in lindsey graham for president. >> it's not pleasant to renounce the nominee of my party. this is -- i have daughters. i have friends. i have so many wonderful people on my staff. they cannot be degraded and demeaned in that fashion. >> reporter: in response to trump's declaration that he is now unshackled in his fight against clinton a trump advisor equipped that he has been this undisciplined since the beginning so what's the difference. one put it trump is on an ego trip that may split the party in two. we may be watching that right now. >> thanks so much, if now donald trump is done holding back, what are we going to see? i'll ask an advisor to the trump campaign next. to drive... or solve the world's problems... be a dad... "or something" and we don't just make sandwiches "or something" we hand-slice avocado, pull smoked chicken, bake fresh foccacia and craft every
john mccain begged for my support during his primary. i gave. he won and then dropped me over locker room remarks. at a debate for his re-election, he said he may write in lindsey graham for president. >> it's not pleasant to renounce the nominee of my party. this is -- i have daughters. i have friends. i have so many wonderful people on my staff. they cannot be degraded and demeaned in that fashion. >> reporter: in response to trump's declaration that he is now unshackled in his...
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here's what senator john mccain had to say about all of this on state of the union. >> president trump has to provider the american people, not just the intelligence community, but the american people with evidence that his predecessor, former president of the united states was guilty of breaking the law because our director of national intelligence, general clapper testified that there was absolutely no truth to that allegation. so i think the president has one of two choices. either retract or to provide the information that the american people deserve because if his predecessor violated the law, president obama violated the law, we have got a serious issue here, to say the least. >> reporter: and it would be a serious issue if that had happened. of course president obama has vigorous by denied that this happened, so have other former intelligence officials and including the director of national intelligence under the obama administration james clapper who said this didn't happen. and what's interesting to note here ana, is that the house intelligence committee sent a letter to the d
here's what senator john mccain had to say about all of this on state of the union. >> president trump has to provider the american people, not just the intelligence community, but the american people with evidence that his predecessor, former president of the united states was guilty of breaking the law because our director of national intelligence, general clapper testified that there was absolutely no truth to that allegation. so i think the president has one of two choices. either...
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it's john mccain. i think it's no secret that mccain and trump have not exactly been allies, going back a couple years now. susan collins of maine was another severe critic of trump. so he hasn't repaired relationships. when you have such a tiny margin in the senate, every senator matters. he has not repaired the relationships with the senators he actually needs to pass his agenda. >> all right. so let's talk about how this dynamic plays out from here. you referred earlier to when mccain did that, you did hear a little bit of pleasant surprise. those were the democrats, but their leader, schumer, did put a cap on it somewhat uncharacteristically. why? because they've got proshs with the aca and need to figure out a way forward. let's hear to chuck schumer last night about what happened and m what it means. >> let's turn the page in another way. all of us were so inspired by the speech and the life of the senator from arizona. he asked us to go back to regular order, to bring back the senate that some o
it's john mccain. i think it's no secret that mccain and trump have not exactly been allies, going back a couple years now. susan collins of maine was another severe critic of trump. so he hasn't repaired relationships. when you have such a tiny margin in the senate, every senator matters. he has not repaired the relationships with the senators he actually needs to pass his agenda. >> all right. so let's talk about how this dynamic plays out from here. you referred earlier to when mccain...
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we've had health care approved, and then you had a surprise vote by john mccain. we've had other things happen, and they're not getting the job done. >> that criticism came in reaction to his former chief strategist and his pledge to primary republican incumbents next year. >> yeah, mitch, the donors are not happy. they've all left you. we've cut your oxygen off, mitch. >> even as the president echoed bannon credit seek, he also seemed to be looking ahead to his lunch with the establishment majority leader. he seems to be trying to have it both ways. >> there are some republicans, frankly, that should be ashamed of themselves, but most of them -- i tell you what, i know the republican senators. most of them are really, really great people that want to work hard and they want to do a great thing for the american public. but you had a few people that really disappointed us. they really, really disappointed us. so i can understand fully how steve bannon feels. >> he knows how steve bannon feels. well, despite today's positive talk about mcconnell, it's been a preside
we've had health care approved, and then you had a surprise vote by john mccain. we've had other things happen, and they're not getting the job done. >> that criticism came in reaction to his former chief strategist and his pledge to primary republican incumbents next year. >> yeah, mitch, the donors are not happy. they've all left you. we've cut your oxygen off, mitch. >> even as the president echoed bannon credit seek, he also seemed to be looking ahead to his lunch with the...
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john mccain wasn't, mitt romney wasn't, because they didn't go there. if you go there, find a policy and stick with it. go with taxes, tell us what the policy is. >> lot more to talk about, including the allegation that hillary clinton enabled her husband's infidelity. her reaction and he claims she's paying the woman card and says that nobody respects women more than he does. ♪ uh oh. oh. henry! oh my. good, you're good. back, back, back. (vo) according to kelley blue book, subaru has the highest resale value of any brand. again. you might find that comforting. love. it's what makes a subaru, a subaru. who don't have access thto basic banking,on people but that is changing. at temenos, with the microsoft cloud, we can enable a banker to travel to the most remote locations with nothing but a phone and a tablet. everywhere where there's a phone, you have a bank. now a person is able to start a business, and employ somebody for the first time. the microsoft cloud helped us to bring banking to ten million people in just two years. it's transforming our w
john mccain wasn't, mitt romney wasn't, because they didn't go there. if you go there, find a policy and stick with it. go with taxes, tell us what the policy is. >> lot more to talk about, including the allegation that hillary clinton enabled her husband's infidelity. her reaction and he claims she's paying the woman card and says that nobody respects women more than he does. ♪ uh oh. oh. henry! oh my. good, you're good. back, back, back. (vo) according to kelley blue book, subaru has...
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and john mccain was very tough and you heard it on donald trump. he was equally as tough on barack obama, the sequestration, gutting of the legal department. john mccain is a -- not -- and i think he's attacking both ends. >> dana? >> i think -- i think senator, you certainly were serving in the senate and you were around more republicans who were like john mccain is now, very internationalist. clearly what he has been saying since donald trump became the republican nominee and more so since he's become president, he's very concerned the republican party is becoming much more inward looking, much more national lisk and led by the person in the white house. you're absolutely right that mccain and other republicans and this came out in the open a couple of weeks ago when the former relations chair, bob corker said what he said about the national security team being a steady enforced. mccain agrees with that, he is a very big fan of the -- it is just the president and the rhetoric that he uses that is very concerning to somebody like mccain whose numb
and john mccain was very tough and you heard it on donald trump. he was equally as tough on barack obama, the sequestration, gutting of the legal department. john mccain is a -- not -- and i think he's attacking both ends. >> dana? >> i think -- i think senator, you certainly were serving in the senate and you were around more republicans who were like john mccain is now, very internationalist. clearly what he has been saying since donald trump became the republican nominee and more...
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senator john mccain came out, david gregory. look, he's battling cancer and he is speaking his mind. >> right. >> let's just remind people about the message that john mccain is trying to send. listen to this. >> the fear of the world we have organized and led three-quarters of a century, to abandon the ideals we have advanced around the globe, to refuse the obligations of international leadership and our duty to remain the last best hope of earth for the sake of some half-baked, spurious nationalism cooked up by people who would rather find scapegoats than solve problems -- >> what do you hear there, david gregory? >> the voice of institutional memory in the senate, a voice of history in our country, a voice that is now completely unafraid of standing outside of the populism of donald trump and essentially saying shame on you. and he's joining other republicans who are doing the same. but that doesn't necessarily change the calculation of steve bannon, of this grassroots work. the president has signed on to say the gop establish
senator john mccain came out, david gregory. look, he's battling cancer and he is speaking his mind. >> right. >> let's just remind people about the message that john mccain is trying to send. listen to this. >> the fear of the world we have organized and led three-quarters of a century, to abandon the ideals we have advanced around the globe, to refuse the obligations of international leadership and our duty to remain the last best hope of earth for the sake of some...
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john mccain and the establishment class. they lost a lot of republican voters, they lost the likes of important figures in our party like laura ingraham. when they went to washington and didn't do what they promised they would do, they supported executive amnesty, mccain supported cap and trade. there's anger in the base toward the political class. it's smart by trump, because they have betrayed republican voters. >> does it worry you that he's alienating people who think he should have apologized to the khans, he's also alienating establishment republicans or continues to, rather than reaching -- >> this is dividing the party. it's hurting, it will hurt candidates across the board. that's what i'm worried about. i'm worried about the down ballot effects of donald trump who really only focuses on himself and doesn't really have any loyalty to the republican party. i hear them talk about the establishment, how he's fighting it, yet paul ryan was the chairman of the convention. yet donald trump went down and tried to get suppo
john mccain and the establishment class. they lost a lot of republican voters, they lost the likes of important figures in our party like laura ingraham. when they went to washington and didn't do what they promised they would do, they supported executive amnesty, mccain supported cap and trade. there's anger in the base toward the political class. it's smart by trump, because they have betrayed republican voters. >> does it worry you that he's alienating people who think he should have...
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an early morning vote in the senate came down to one single vote -- john mccain. the moment democrats and republicans will not soon forget. we have you covered across washington this morning. >>> good morning, everyone, welcome to "early start" on a huge day in this country. i'm dave briggs. >> yeah. not just your average friday. i'm christine romans. 5:00 a.m. in the east. high drama on capitol hill stretching into the we have hours. senate republicans trying to repeal and replace obamacare. and that vote coming up short when the maverick made his mark. senator john mccain just days removed from his cancer diagnosis stunning the chamber, turning thumbs down on the repeal bill. happened just feet away from republican leader mitch mcconnell, prompting an audible gasp in the chamber. [ gasp ] >> seven years of repeal efforts have now essentially gone up in smoke leaving a frustrated mitch mcconnell to explain on the senate floor. >> i and many of my colleagues did as we promised and voted to repeal this failed law. we told our constituents we would vote that way, an
an early morning vote in the senate came down to one single vote -- john mccain. the moment democrats and republicans will not soon forget. we have you covered across washington this morning. >>> good morning, everyone, welcome to "early start" on a huge day in this country. i'm dave briggs. >> yeah. not just your average friday. i'm christine romans. 5:00 a.m. in the east. high drama on capitol hill stretching into the we have hours. senate republicans trying to repeal...
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in the end, john mccain saying it wasn't enough. the risk was too real that this would end up being passed into law. guys, that's exactly why he voted no. >> now they turn the page perhaps to tax reform. don't they have to let john mccain to take up authorization? >> reporter: that was the plan, the strategy. another interesting element -- you want to talk about the drama over the last couple of hours, senator mcconnell was going to pick up the national defense authorization act. that was what was next. senator rand paul objected on the senate floor. it wasn't expected. i'm told leadership aides didn't know it was coming, senate armed services aides didn't know it was coming. the idea was to let senator mccain manage the bill he was overseeing. at least for the moment this was going to be his last big effort before he started treatment. by all accounts, senator mccain starts treatment in arizona next week. a big question when do they take the ndaa up, will senator mccain be back for it, and why did senator rand paul do this on the f
in the end, john mccain saying it wasn't enough. the risk was too real that this would end up being passed into law. guys, that's exactly why he voted no. >> now they turn the page perhaps to tax reform. don't they have to let john mccain to take up authorization? >> reporter: that was the plan, the strategy. another interesting element -- you want to talk about the drama over the last couple of hours, senator mcconnell was going to pick up the national defense authorization act....
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. >> and john mccain pushed back on trump for relying on the word of wikileaks leader julian assange who said russia had no role in the public release of thousands of internal democratic e-mails. >> the name mr. assange popped up and i believe that he is the one responsible for publishing names of individuals that work for us that put their lives in direct danger. is that correct? >> yes, he has. >> do you think that there is any credibility we should attach to this individual given his record of -- >> not in my view. >> not in your view. rogers? >> i second those comments. >> joining us from capitol hill, i understand senator mccain said other things about president-elect trump? >> that's right. we got a chance to ask him specifically what do you hope president-elect trump took away some he said i hope he trusts the intelligence community. they may not get everything right and in this instance, he should listen. they are not wrong. he said he is going to push hard for stiffer sanctions on russia. i said are you confident he will support things? he said i am not confident at all. he
. >> and john mccain pushed back on trump for relying on the word of wikileaks leader julian assange who said russia had no role in the public release of thousands of internal democratic e-mails. >> the name mr. assange popped up and i believe that he is the one responsible for publishing names of individuals that work for us that put their lives in direct danger. is that correct? >> yes, he has. >> do you think that there is any credibility we should attach to this...
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. >> in that vain, john mccain called the tpp a serious mistake to pull out but offers no legislative alternative. >> that is again the feeling out period we have with the new president who is a republican president but a lot of his ideas, john mccain's opposition there across the party. they don't agree with him on trade. they don't agree with him on pulling out of trade agreements or on opposing border tariffs. the president himself said he wants to do this country by country and negotiate better deals. the issue is -- first, let's go back. you saw the president at the top of the show signing the papers. i've been talking about this for a long time. he has about the transpacific partnership. bernie sanders moved hillary clinton against it. hillary clinton and donald trump were both against it. here's how donald trump described it during the campaign. >> the tpp is a horrible deal. it is a deal that will lead to nothing but trouble. it's a deal that was designed for china to come in as they always do through the backdoor and take advantage of everyone. >> now, his critics and propone
. >> in that vain, john mccain called the tpp a serious mistake to pull out but offers no legislative alternative. >> that is again the feeling out period we have with the new president who is a republican president but a lot of his ideas, john mccain's opposition there across the party. they don't agree with him on trade. they don't agree with him on pulling out of trade agreements or on opposing border tariffs. the president himself said he wants to do this country by country and...
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with john mccain, they are taking it day-to-day, frankly, hour-by-hour. if john mccain wants to get in there and vote, he's local. he doesn't have to get in a plane. if he is well enough and wants to make a difference on this and be the hero for republicans as opposed to obamacare where he was the hero for democrats, you can be sure he will do what he can to make that happen. >> we want to ask you about the moment that has gone viral from a committee yesterday where senator kennedy was trying to ask one of president trump's nominee for a judicial judge questions about legal cases. here it is. >> can you tell me what the dough bare standard is? senator kennedy i don't have that readily at my disposal. >> do you know what a motion in limb aknee is? >> i would not be able to give you a good -- >> how about the pullman extension doctrine? you will see that a lot in federal court. okay. >> these were not gotcha questions. why was he so ill prepared? >> it's very hard to understand why he was ill prepared? >> and a motion in limb anay is latin and it's somebody
with john mccain, they are taking it day-to-day, frankly, hour-by-hour. if john mccain wants to get in there and vote, he's local. he doesn't have to get in a plane. if he is well enough and wants to make a difference on this and be the hero for republicans as opposed to obamacare where he was the hero for democrats, you can be sure he will do what he can to make that happen. >> we want to ask you about the moment that has gone viral from a committee yesterday where senator kennedy was...
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john mccain, very concerned about ties to vladimir putin, a man he call as thug and murderer and marco rubio who sits on the foreign res relations committee. rubio tweeting in the last 24 hours any friend of vladimir putin is not someone he wants to see as secretary of state and rubio, in a powerful position on foreign relations because he could stop that confirmation before it even gets started. the fact trump is getting pushback from prominent republicans shows this could be a serious showdown for the preside president-elect in the early days of his election. and does he want that battle? some republicans are showing support for tillerson, like tomorrower secretary of defense bob gates and former secretary of state condoleezza rice. not as though there are republicans who don't support the nomination. be prepared for a fight if it ends up being tillerson. >> and another fight going on as donald trump is positions himself as a russia hacking denier. tell us about this feud with the intel committee. or with the intel community, i should say. >> reporter: yes. seems pretty clear that th
john mccain, very concerned about ties to vladimir putin, a man he call as thug and murderer and marco rubio who sits on the foreign res relations committee. rubio tweeting in the last 24 hours any friend of vladimir putin is not someone he wants to see as secretary of state and rubio, in a powerful position on foreign relations because he could stop that confirmation before it even gets started. the fact trump is getting pushback from prominent republicans shows this could be a serious...
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i'm waiting for senator john mccain and house speaker paul ryan to say thanks forei endorsg me. >> he did hold back and say i'm not there yet a few days ago in the critical days leading to their respective elections. we'll watch and see if that happens. hilary, to you, you're happy about the poll numbers, but you say don't get comfortable. >> first of all, let's talk about the endorsements for one more minute. if i were kelly ayotte's campaign manager, i would tell her to say that she didn't want donald trump's endorsement, you know. it comes too late. it doesn't help her na new hampshire. the significant portion of new hampshire, particularly women voters that make up a majority do not like donald trump. you know, and the paul ryan didn't need his endorsement to win. what the thing that was interesting is that everybody noticed that donald trump is just a fair weathered friend who can't be depended on. he is not really helping any other republicans, and so i actually think that the first one of the senate candidates that actually rejects trump's endorsement may have a better shot at
i'm waiting for senator john mccain and house speaker paul ryan to say thanks forei endorsg me. >> he did hold back and say i'm not there yet a few days ago in the critical days leading to their respective elections. we'll watch and see if that happens. hilary, to you, you're happy about the poll numbers, but you say don't get comfortable. >> first of all, let's talk about the endorsements for one more minute. if i were kelly ayotte's campaign manager, i would tell her to say that...
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wait, john mccain is giving advice about choosing a running mate. it is like donald trump giving advice about choosing a barber. >>> speaking of the vice president. >> president obama said he is sticking with joe biden as his running mate, even though biden made a series of major gaff's this week. joe biden was, this is great. >> it was so hot today, joe biden was putting his foot in his mouth just to cool it off. >> president obama called mitt romney and asked him if he would fire biden. true story. >> makes you wonder why anybody would ever run for president. >> it is the worst job in the world and you have to run. you have to beat yourself up before you get in to take over the worst job in the world. would you be surprised if nobody ran for president? no, i wouldn't be surprised. nope. sorry. i got a gig at dairy queen. that's where i'll be. i'm not running for nothing. >> after this week, we could all use a good laugh. thanks for watching "state of the union." i'm jim acosta in washington. special thanks to candy for letting me cover and congrat
wait, john mccain is giving advice about choosing a running mate. it is like donald trump giving advice about choosing a barber. >>> speaking of the vice president. >> president obama said he is sticking with joe biden as his running mate, even though biden made a series of major gaff's this week. joe biden was, this is great. >> it was so hot today, joe biden was putting his foot in his mouth just to cool it off. >> president obama called mitt romney and asked him if...
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so he's john mccain. he certainly defies probabilities and statistics, so we'll have to wait and see. >> i remember during the health care vote, we were all like wait a minute he was just in the hospital. he's back and i mean just as feisty as ever which is the way everyone loves him. senate republicans are hoping he's going to make it back to the floor by early next week, because they have this stuff to take care of before the end of the year. tax reform is one of the em. what's the likelihood that will happen? >> what i will tell you is typically when someone is dealing with this, it is a roller coaster ride. it is ups and downs. so you described that people have said that he looks frail, and you can understand why. he's in the hospital obviously now. but if you can treat again what they're describing as the side effects of his therapy, he could rally. i mean you could decrease the swelling that occurs in the brain. don, what happens is you give radiation to the brain to kill the remaining cancer cells.
so he's john mccain. he certainly defies probabilities and statistics, so we'll have to wait and see. >> i remember during the health care vote, we were all like wait a minute he was just in the hospital. he's back and i mean just as feisty as ever which is the way everyone loves him. senate republicans are hoping he's going to make it back to the floor by early next week, because they have this stuff to take care of before the end of the year. tax reform is one of the em. what's the...
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this week, john mccain. >> i announce my candidacy for president of the united states. >> he's the political opponent bah raem obama once feared the most. >> i fell in love with my country when i was a prisoner in someone else's. >> i cannot betray my principles and my values and things that i believe in. i am more worried about this country than i've been in my entire lifetime. everybody dislikes richard nixon,
this week, john mccain. >> i announce my candidacy for president of the united states. >> he's the political opponent bah raem obama once feared the most. >> i fell in love with my country when i was a prisoner in someone else's. >> i cannot betray my principles and my values and things that i believe in. i am more worried about this country than i've been in my entire lifetime. everybody dislikes richard nixon,
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john mccain says absent these facts, the president should retract his claim. and on the subject of fantasy, kellyanne conway went on tv, providing a rhetorical link to president obama's claims and new cia surveillance methods revealed by wikileaks. again again, she provided evidence. this morning on cnn she said that is not what she said or meant even though if you read the interview, it is what she said. white house correspondent joe johns is at the white house. >> reporter: good morning, john. as you said, presidential counselor kellyanne conway essentially creating a firestorm in her comments where she essentially said there are a variety of different ways to conduct electronic surveillance. first let's listen to what she had to say to "the bergen county record" newspaper over the weekend. >> there are many ways to surveil each other, unfortunately. >> do you believe -- >> there was an article this week that talked about how you can surveil someone through their phones, through their -- certainly through their television sets, any number of different ways.
john mccain says absent these facts, the president should retract his claim. and on the subject of fantasy, kellyanne conway went on tv, providing a rhetorical link to president obama's claims and new cia surveillance methods revealed by wikileaks. again again, she provided evidence. this morning on cnn she said that is not what she said or meant even though if you read the interview, it is what she said. white house correspondent joe johns is at the white house. >> reporter: good...
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one of their prime targets is john mccain. he has a tough re-election campaign, maybe one of the toughest. one that wasn't expected and it is in part because of the pretzel that he and others up for re-election on the republican side are tied in and how especially facing a republican primary. >> that's how much independence. >> jeff, how far-fetched is this notion there could be a coup? the rules committee at the convention meet before a convention, come up with a rule saying pledge delegates can abstain both their conscience. is that totally far-fetched? >> a talked to a republican today involved in another presidential campaign earlier. he said two words, it's wishful thinking. and that's the reality here. donald trump won 13.4 million votes. he comes in there with more pledged delegates. as dana smartly pointed out in her piece, it is technically possible they could change the rules before the delegates arrive and change it to require a two-thirds majority of delegates. but it really would fuel the suspicions that the syste
one of their prime targets is john mccain. he has a tough re-election campaign, maybe one of the toughest. one that wasn't expected and it is in part because of the pretzel that he and others up for re-election on the republican side are tied in and how especially facing a republican primary. >> that's how much independence. >> jeff, how far-fetched is this notion there could be a coup? the rules committee at the convention meet before a convention, come up with a rule saying pledge...
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i don't remember us doing this to john mccain or anyone saying mitt romney was a predator? >> not just that, but i will say this about the timing of this. he's in women have come out because trump just said in a -- highly watched national debate that he had never done the things to women that he talked about in that videotape with, billy bush, that came out last week. they were responding to that and outraged, because he had done those things to them, they said, and keep in mind, our friend adviser at "the boston globe" reported how trump conducted himself with were im. my colleagues in may the next month also wrote in-depth about trump's treatment of women. this is well before the final weeks of this election. put our stories aside. look at trump's own words on howard stern over the years. the republican party nominated a howard stern character for president of the united states. they knew what they were doing. went in with eyes wide open and can't be surprised at this. >> you mentioned howard stern. the keep going through this talked about lindsay lohan during her trouble
i don't remember us doing this to john mccain or anyone saying mitt romney was a predator? >> not just that, but i will say this about the timing of this. he's in women have come out because trump just said in a -- highly watched national debate that he had never done the things to women that he talked about in that videotape with, billy bush, that came out last week. they were responding to that and outraged, because he had done those things to them, they said, and keep in mind, our...
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no one remembers that, john mccain got nominated and the rest is history. so, look, it's a problem because there's lots of -- they had it all planned in terms of on monday night we'll do this and on tuesday night we'll do this. but, you know, they'll deal. and they'll get it done. >> they've got a conference call they're getting ready any moment now. i know our political director mark preston's going to be listening to see if there are any changes. standby for that. i also want to play a clip. this is mitt romney today in ohio speaking assertively. >> -- all these wonderful things he's going to do, people are going to stop and say, but how are you going to do something different than last time? they've experienced the last four years, they know if they reelect him, they get four more years of the same. it is not his words that people have to listen to, it is his action and his record, and if they look at that, they'll take him out of the office and put people into the office that will actually get america going again. >> and even as we were watching that cl
no one remembers that, john mccain got nominated and the rest is history. so, look, it's a problem because there's lots of -- they had it all planned in terms of on monday night we'll do this and on tuesday night we'll do this. but, you know, they'll deal. and they'll get it done. >> they've got a conference call they're getting ready any moment now. i know our political director mark preston's going to be listening to see if there are any changes. standby for that. i also want to play a...
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. >> reporter: and senator john mccain pushed back on trump for rely ong the word of wikileaks leader julian assange, who said russia had no role in his group's public release of thousands of internal democratic e-mails. >> the name mr. assange has popped up, and i believe that he is one who's responsible for publishing names of individuals that work for us that put their lives in direct danger. is that correct? >> yes. he has. >> and do you think that there's any credibility we should attach to this individual given his record of -- >> not in my view. >> not in your view. >> i second those comments. >> manu raju. >> jon:s us from capitol hill. senator mccain said other things about president-elect trump today. >> i asked him specifically what do you hope president-elect trump took away from these hearings? he said i hope he trusts the intelligence community. while they may not get everything right, and this specific instance, he should listen to them because they are not wrong. he also said, anderson, he wants to push very hard for stiffer sanctions on russia. i said are you confiden
. >> reporter: and senator john mccain pushed back on trump for rely ong the word of wikileaks leader julian assange, who said russia had no role in his group's public release of thousands of internal democratic e-mails. >> the name mr. assange has popped up, and i believe that he is one who's responsible for publishing names of individuals that work for us that put their lives in direct danger. is that correct? >> yes. he has. >> and do you think that there's any...
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graham is not spoken with john mccain about his decision. the two are very close. you can't imagine he wouldn't make that decision in a vacuum. i'm sure they talked it over. gina haspel had a lot of goodwill on the hill. the fact that diane feinstein said she's not going to vote for her is quite notable. she's being pushed to the left, she had a race in california. but the lines are falling a little differently than we've seen in previous nominations for these top security positions. >> i think it's perhaps less than john mccain is not physically here and more that john mccain's sort of era of republican politics and politics in general seems to be kind of waning. i think his colleagues respect him and respect what he has to say but understand that they are in a different political environment. they are going to be running again. and i also think that even for some democrats, the ones who are leaning toward voting for gina haspel, in some ways there is a sense of relief that she is coming from the agency itself. in so many instances, this ad
graham is not spoken with john mccain about his decision. the two are very close. you can't imagine he wouldn't make that decision in a vacuum. i'm sure they talked it over. gina haspel had a lot of goodwill on the hill. the fact that diane feinstein said she's not going to vote for her is quite notable. she's being pushed to the left, she had a race in california. but the lines are falling a little differently than we've seen in previous nominations for these top security positions. >> i...
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i'm surprised it took john mccain this long because it was last august where donald trump said john mccain is not a war hero because he was caught and he became a prisoner of war. >> but he says he will be filling in the write in ballot for senator lindsey graham. >> who ran for president and is his best friend in the united states senate. >> finally, president obama on cnn.com pen this is op-ed about the u.s. space program, outlined the ambitious goal to send humans to mars by the 2030s and let them stay there. like live on mars. >> be able to go back and forth. >> would you -- i feel like there's an election joke in here swrnch somewhere. >> there is. if you go back to 2012 and newt gingrich, it was his platform, newt gingrich and the moon. this is where we are in legacy for barack obama talking about what's going on in the future. barack obama talks about how much he invested in the space program. the space program has changed immensely over the past couple years, we don't have shuttles going up, we're going more to the private sector. he talks about how a third of space exploration com
i'm surprised it took john mccain this long because it was last august where donald trump said john mccain is not a war hero because he was caught and he became a prisoner of war. >> but he says he will be filling in the write in ballot for senator lindsey graham. >> who ran for president and is his best friend in the united states senate. >> finally, president obama on cnn.com pen this is op-ed about the u.s. space program, outlined the ambitious goal to send humans to mars...
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paul ryan and john mccain? >> reporter: this was all about party unity. trump talked about how he wants to grow the tent of the party. and he even quoted former president ronald reagan to make his point. and as you mentioned not only did he endorse paul ryan but also new hampshire senator kelly ayotte and arizona senator john mccain as well. even this week, donald trump had said he's never been a big fan of john mccain because he doesn't think he's done enough for veterans. not to mention the fact you remember about a year ago he said mccain wasn't a war hero because he was captured in vietnam. trump's initial refusal to endorse the top name republicans has angered a lot of people within the party. this surprise endorsement was very scripted and also a very big 180. >> i hold in the highest esteem, senator john mccain. for his service to our country in uniform and in public office. and i fully support and endorse his reelection. very important. we'll work together. i also fully support and endorse senator kelly ayotte of new hampshire. >> another big reas
paul ryan and john mccain? >> reporter: this was all about party unity. trump talked about how he wants to grow the tent of the party. and he even quoted former president ronald reagan to make his point. and as you mentioned not only did he endorse paul ryan but also new hampshire senator kelly ayotte and arizona senator john mccain as well. even this week, donald trump had said he's never been a big fan of john mccain because he doesn't think he's done enough for veterans. not to mention...